Means for binding shipping-packages



s. c. CARY'A'ND v. RAGONA.

' MEANS FOR BINDING SHIPPING PACKAGES.

APPLICATION FILED MAR Q, I918- v Patented Aug. 17, 1920.

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MEANS FOR BI'NDING SHIPPING PACKAGES.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 9, 1913.

Patented Aug- 17,1920.

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SPENCER C. CARY AND INCENT RAGONA, 0F BROOKLYN. NEW YORK, ASSIGNORS, BY DIRECT AND EsNE ssIeNMENTs, To CARY MANUFACTURING- OMPANY, OE BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

MEANS FOR BINDING SHIPPING-PACKAGES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 17,1920.

Application filed- March 9, 1918. Serial No.- 221,571.

T 0 all whom it may concern Be it known that we, SPENCER C. CARY and VINCENT RACONA, both citizens of the United States, residing at the city of New York, borough of Brooklyn, county of Kings, and State of New York, have invented a certain new and useful Means for Binding Shipping-Packages, of which the following is a specification.

This invention is a device for applying a tie or binder to a shipping package, suc as a box, case, shook, crate, or the like, the object in view being to attain economy of time and labor in placing the binder or tie aroundthe package preliminarily to the operations of stretching said binder to secure the required tension thereonand of fastening or sealing said hinder or tie.

The invention is useful, more particularly, in positioning a binder upon packages of predetermined size in business establishments where large numbers of such packages are required to be tied or bound, although provision is made in said device for Changes in the relation of the work-locating means and of the binder-bending jaws so as to adapt the device for use in applying bands orties topackages which may vary in size within certainlimits Of dimensions.

According to this invention, a tie or binder is first placed in position with respect to means for determining the location of the package, and after the package is positioned, said binder or tie is bent upwardly at two points and in a manner to fit snugly to the under side and to the op- 'posite walls of the package and to the two lower corners thereof. The upward bending of the hinder or tie is performed simultaneously in order to facilitate the work, and said binder or tie in a bent condition is retained snugly into Contact with the package during the operations, subsequently performed, of stretching the'tie in a taut condition around the package and of secure ing and anchoring 'the free or loose ends of said tie.

Broadly speaking, the invention embodies a plurality of tie-bending members in the form of jaws which are movable relatively to certain work-locating devices, for the purpose of bending a tie around the two lower corners of apackage, it being preferred to so control the members or jaws that they perform the added function of means for retaining the tie into contact with the respective sides of the package during the subsequent operations of stretching said tie, and of securing or anchoring the same.

In a practical form of the invention, the worklocating devices are embodied as a table and a gage, the latter being in spaced relation to said table. Said bending members or jaws are attached to a carrier in the form of a bar, said jaws being, movable with said bar and being shiftable thereon to different operative positions. The bar carries,

also, means for holding a tie, said tie-holders and the bending jaws being all movable with the bar. For'imparting movement to the bar, and the jaws and the holders thereon, it is preferred to use a foot treadle having an operative connection with said bar. In one form of the device, a latch is positioned for locking engagement with. the

.treadle so as to retain the bar and the bending jaws in their raised operating positions.

Other features and advantages of the invention will appear from the following description, taken in connection with the drawings, wherein- Figure 1 is a view in front elevation of our device, certain parts being broken away and in section, said figure illustrating in full lines the position of one package and of the tie wire before bending the latter,

and the; dotted lines showing the positions of the parts and of the tie wire after bending the latter.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the device, the table being partly broken away.

Fig. 3 is a vertical section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is. a cross section on the line 4.-4 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 5' 1s an enlarged detail sectionalview of one jaw showing the method of bending a tie wire around one corner of the shipping package.

Fig. 6 is a plan view of one tie holder.

Fig. 7 is a vertical section on the line 7-7 of Fig. 1 illustrating the other. tie holder.

A designates a table supported by legs a at a height suitable for the operator, upon which table the package to be bound or tied is placed, said package being indicated by full lines in Fig. l by the reference character X, and by dotted lines in Fig. 2.

As shown, said table is provided at one ed e thereof with a longitudinal metal rail E, preferably of the channel form shown in Fig. 3, said metal rail being attached in any suitable way to the marginal portion of'the table. A gage bar C extends longitudinallyof the rail 13 and is spaced relatively thereto by a spacer block 0, said gage bar and the spacer block being attached rigidly to the metal rail. The gage bar is positioned in the path of. a package which is adapted to be placed upon the tableand the metal rail, and. which package is slid over thetable against the gage bar C, said parts constituting the work-locating devices.

The ga e bar supports one or a plurality of stops IS the latter being slotted as shown in Fig. 3 so as to fit upon the gage bar and to slide lengthwise thereon, said stop being fastened at a suitable point on the gage bar by a clamping screw (Z which is mounted in the stop and is adapted to bind against the bar. It is apparent that the bar is positioned for contact with one side of the package adapted to be placed upon the table and the rail, whereas the stop is located for contact wvith another side of the package whereby the position of the package with respect to the bending devices may be located with precision. V r V F are bending aws, and G is a carrier therefor, with which carrier is associated mechanism for imparting movement to the carrier and the aws whereby the latter act in bending a binder or tie at two points around the package X. In the form of the invention illustrated the carrier G is a horizontal bar positioned at a suitable distance below the plane of the table and the metal rail. This bar extends a suitable distance crosswise of the table and, preferably, beyond the marginal portions thereof; The bending aws are carried by the bar G and they are slidable' relatively to the worklocating devices. Said jaws E F are vertically'positioned and are adapted for slid able movement in vertical planes. The jaws slide through slots 6 provided in the metal rail B, and in the normal position of the carrying bar G said jaws extend above the slots for a suitable distance, as shown in Figs. 1, 3 and 4 of the drawings. Each jaw consists of a metal bar provided at its lower portion with a loop 6' and with a binding screwc said loop of the jaw embracing the bar G, The loops of the jaws are movable relatively'to the bar G in the direction of the length thereof, and said jaws E and F are retained in the positions to which they are shifted by setting the'screws 6 into binding contact with the bar G, whereby the jaws E and F are adjustable on the bar and with respect to the work-locating devices so as to adapt the machine to operate upon packages X which vary :inv length.' The slots 6 in the rail B should be sufii- -ciently long to accommodate the adjustment of the jaws E and F. Each jaw is pro vided, furthermore, with a slot- 7 in its upper end portion and with a groove f in that face or edge of the jaw which lies next to the package X, whereby the jaw is adapted for contact with the binder or tie in a manner to bend said binder or'tie around the lower corner of the package.

H is a fixed standard provided at its lower part with a footpiece h, and at its upper part with the horizontal arm 70'. The footpiece is intended to be secured to the floor, and the arm is attachedto the under side of the table A and the rail B.

Against one face of this standard is fitted a vertically movable slide I, the same being provided with longitudinal slots 2', through which pass bolts i attached tothe standard,

whereby the slide I is limited to reciprocattreadle J pivoted at to a short post J.

This treadle is provided atone end with a footpiece j, the other end of the treadle being pivotally or loosely connected by a pin with the slide I. The pressure of the foot upon the treadle J depresses one end of the treadle and lifts the other end so as to move the slide I and the bar G upwardly thereby imparting sliding movement simultaneously to the jaws E and F, but" when the foot pressure is removed, the weight of the parts lowers the bar, the slide to their normal positions.

It is desirable to retain the jaws E and F in their raised positions in order that said jaws may hold the upstanding lengths of the binder or tie into contact with the ends of the package X during the operations of stretching the hinder or tie and securing the end portions thereof; Accordingly, we

jaws and the provide means for locking the slide, the

bar and the jaws when raised, said means consisting, preferably, of a latch K pivoted at 70 and provided with a shoulder It" adapted to fit over the upper edge of the treadle J. Said latch carriesa spring L which is in contact with a pin Z, and when the treadle is depressed to' the dotted line position of Fig. 1, said spring acts to force the latch K in a directionvfor the shoulder is to snap over the upper edge of the treadle, whereby the latch locks'the treadle in its depressed position, see Figs.1 and 3.

It is desirable to use a binder or tie in a straight flat condition and of a length to ex,

tend around the four sides of the package so that the end portions of the binder or tie will overlap a distance of two inches, more or less, in order that said end portions may be anchored or fastened. The rail B is positioned slightly below the top'surface of the table so that the anchor or tie indicated at Y may rest upon said rail below the package. As a means "for holding the tie, we employ two holders M N positioned at opposite sides of the table A, and bending jaws E and F. As shown, said tie holders M and N are supported by the bar G on the opposite end portions thereof, but it is apparent that these tie holders may be supported in any other desired manner. The tie holder M is provided with a loop on which is secured to a n upstanding bar m, the latter having a loop 0 and a binding screw 0, so'that the holder M may be fastened adjustably to one end portion of the bar G.- The holder is provided with a flared mouth portion p the lower side of which is closed by a plate 7), whereby an end portion of the tie Y may be easily introduced into the holder M, see Fig. 6. The other holder N is'forked at its upper end to provide the crotch 9, said holder being provided at its lower portion with a loop and a binding screw 9 said loop and the screw affording means for clamping the holder N to an end portion of bar G.

The operation is as fellows A binder or tie of the required length, such as Y, is positioned upon the rail B and within the slots of the jaws E and F so that one end of said binder or tie is within the holder M and extends through the holder N, see Fig. 1. A package, such as X, is placed upon the table and moved over the rail B and into contact with the gage bar and the stop D. The operator presses upon the treadle J, thereby elevating the slide 1, bar and jaws E and F, and upon the descent of the treadle to a predetermined position, latch A snaps over said treadle so as to lock the slide, the bar and the jaws in their raised positions. The upward movement oil the aws bends the binder or tie at two points and around the two lower corners oi the package, the jaws sliding relatively to the end portions of the tie or binder, and the grooves j of said jaws receiving the binder or tie, whereby the jaws when locked in their raised positions operate to retain the bent portions of the binder into close relation to the opposite sides of the package, as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 1. The jaws hold the binder in position and in contact with the package during the subsequent operations of bending the free portions of the binder over the top of the package, of stretching the binder so as to draw it into tight engagement with the package, and of anchoring the end portions of the binder in order to complete the operation of binding or tying up the package. The operator presses against the latch in order to disengage the shoulder from the treadle and the weight of the slide, the bar and the jaws returns the parts to their normal positions, thereby withdrawing the jaws from contact with the package and permitting the latter to be moved easily from the table.

It should be noted that the gage and the stop are so related to the jaws that the package is located in a proper position for receiving the binder, whereby the binders may be applied to all the packing cases at a predetermined distance from the ends of said packing cases.

It is apparent that certain elements of the device are adjustable to accommodate packages of difi'erent sizes, and that said device enables an operator to quickly position the V binders into contact with the packages so as to facilitate the operation of applying the binders and to save time and labor in pert'orming the necessary operations.

Having thus fully described the invention, what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a device'for applying binders to shipping packages, the combinationwith a table, and work-locating devices thereon, of a carrier bar movable relatively to said table, a plurality of bending jaws mounted on said carrier bar for movement therewith, said bending jaws being slotted for the reception of a binder and said jaws being grooved for the reception of said binder after the latter shall have been bent relatively to a package, and means for imparting movement to the carrier bar and the bending jaws relatively to the table.

2. In a device for applying binders to shipping packages, the combination of a table provided with slots, and work-locating devices adjacent said slots, of a horizontally positioned carrying bar movable relatively to said slotted table, a plurality of bending jaws mounted on said carrying bar for move ment therewith, said bending jaws being slidable within said slots of the table, means separate from the bending jaws for receiving and locating a binder in a desired position across said table, and means for imparting movement to said carrying bar whereby the bending jaws are moved vertically with respect to the plane of the table.

3. In adevice forapplying binders to shipping packages, the combination with a slotted table and package-locating devices adjacent said slot, of a horizontally posi tioned carrying bar movable relatively to said table, a plurality of bending jaws fixedly attached to said carrying bar and extending upwardly therefrom for sliding movement within the slotted part of said table, said bending jaws being grooved and adapted to receive a binder subsequent to the operation oflbending said 'binder with respect to the package, means for impart ing movement to said carrying bar, and means for locking the carrying bar and the bending jaws in raised positions.

- being provided with package-locating means,

a horizontally-positioned carrying bar .below the rail and movable relatively to the table, a plurality of bending jaws mounted on the carrying bar and extending upwardly therefrom for sliding movement with respect to the slotted rail, and means for imparting movement to said carrying bar and the bending jaws.

5. In a device for applying binders to shipping packages, the combination with a slotted table, and work-locating devices thereon, of a plurality of bending jaws slid: able relatively to said slottedtable, said bending'jaws being notched for the reception of a binder and said jaws being provided on their opposing faces with grooves adapted to receive the binder subsequently to the operation of bending the binder relatively to a package, means for imparting to the jaws a sliding movement with respect to said table, and means for locking and re leasing said jaws so that when locked the grooved faces of the jaws retain the binder in a bent conclition'and in contact with a package. 7 V c 6. In a device for applying binders to shipping packages, the combinationwith a V slotted table, and worlrlocating devices thereon, of a carrying bar positioned below said table and movable relatively thereto, a

plurality of bending jaws attached to said bar for movement therewith with respectto the slotted table, said bending jaws being notched for the reception of a binder, means whereby one jaw may be adjusted on the i carrying bar with respect to the other jaw, V

'a carrying bar positioned below said table,

a plurality of bending jaws attached to said bar and extending upwardly therefrom for sliding movement with reference to said table, a plurality of binder-holders separate from the-bending jaws and mounted on the carrying bar for movement therewith, and means for impartingmovement to the carrying bar; i

In testimony whereof we have hereunto signed our respective names this 8th day of 7 March 1918.

SPENCER: o. CARY. VINCENT RAGONA; 

